The authorities of Armenia have handed over to Tajikistan previously detained individuals from the Yazgulam community of the Vanch district. According to media reports, one of them was detained by law enforcement agencies in Armenia in August 2025 on the territory of that country. The other was detained in February of this year. They were […]
The authorities of Armenia have handed over to Tajikistan previously detained individuals from the Yazgulam community of the Vanch district.
According to media reports, one of them was detained by law enforcement agencies in Armenia in August 2025 on the territory of that country. The other was detained in February of this year.
They were detained on charges of “mercenarism,” “creating a criminal group,” and “drug trafficking.” Their relatives rejected all accusations.
It is reported that the citizens of Tajikistan were sent to Dushanbe by land last week. Armenia attempted to send the detainees by plane, but at the airport, the detainees got into a scuffle with representatives of Tajikistan. For this reason, the extradition was unsuccessful.
It is known that one of the detainees is named Muhammad Nuraliyev. He is a native of Yazgulom but lived in Dushanbe. His relatives told Radio Ozodi that he is currently being held in the detention center of the Organized Crime Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dushanbe. They have not been able to meet with the detainee.
Lawyers from the Legal Aid Center in Yerevan reported in March that they knew nothing about these two, but expressed concern that in the event of extradition to Tajikistan, they could face torture, cruel treatment, and lengthy imprisonment.
In the past year, 5 citizens of Tajikistan have been detained in Armenia. Of these, two were handed over to Tajikistan, and three were released. Among them are Bobosufi Raufi, the son of the well-known Tajik journalist Zafar Sufi, member and activist of Group 24 Ismoil Holov, and former OMON officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan, 46-year-old Asomuddin Rajabov.